On April 19, 1775, the British army set out on its march from Boston to Concord to seize munitions and military supplies, including those believed to be stored at Barrett’s Farm. The British were met ...

By then, some Massachusetts residents might have ... Today, much of the Battle Road through Lexington and Concord is forested, having lost the clear-cut agricultural look of the 1700s.

Late April: In the days and weeks that followed, local militia continued to gather in Massachusetts from ... the Patriot's Day skirmishes in Lexington and Concord.